Coco Gauff advances to French Open final after defeating Lois Boisson
Coco Gauff secured a spot in the French Open final with a straight-sets victory over Lois Boisson. The No. 2 seed will face World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final, a rematch of their 2023 US Open meeting. Gauff seeks her first Roland Garros title after two previous near-misses
Coco Gauff defeated Lois Boisson in straight sets to reach her second French Open final, where she will face World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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American Coco Gauff advanced to the 2024 French Open final with a 6-1, 6-2 win over French wildcard Lois Boisson on Thursday. The second-seeded Gauff required just 68 minutes to eliminate Boisson, who had reached the semifinal stage in her Grand Slam singles debut.Boisson, ranked No. 361 in the world at the start of the tournament, had earned a breakout run by defeating top-10 opponents Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva. However, Gauff controlled the match from the baseline, targeting Boisson's backhand and minimizing unforced errors to prevent any repeat upsets.Also read: Russia's Mirra Andreeva suffers shock defeat by France's Lois Boisson in French Open semifinal. Who is she? Despite briefly leveling the second set, Boisson was broken again and could not recover. Gauff closed out the match quickly, reaching her second career French Open final after finishing as runner-up in 2022.Coco Gauff will meet World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final on Saturday. The matchup will be their 11th career meeting and first at Roland Garros . The two players have split their previous 10 encounters.Sabalenka defeated four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek in the other semifinal, 7-6, 4-6, 6-0, to reach her first final at Roland Garros. She will be seeking her fourth career Grand Slam title, adding to her two Australian Open titles and 2023 US Open win.Gauff previously beat Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open final and again at the WTA Finals, both on hard courts. Their most recent clay-court matchup occurred in Madrid, where Sabalenka won 6-3, 7-6.Also read: French Open players often make schedule requests. No one wanted to miss the Champions League final This final appearance marks Gauff's latest effort to claim a major title on clay. She lost to Swiatek in both the 2022 French Open final and the 2023 semifinal. The 21-year-old from Delray Beach, Florida, will now look to win her second career Grand Slam title and her first on clay.
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